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Africa Zobler Soils (Texture Classes, Slope, Phases), 1987

Entry ID: NBId0223_101

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Summary

Abstract: The Zobler soil datasets were developed by the World Data Center-A
(WDC-A) for Solid Earth Geophysics, operated by the U.S. National
Geophysical Data Center (NGDC). The data set is part of the World Data
Bank II and is part of "The Global Change Data Base". The World Data
Bank II is part of a larger project called "Global Ecosystems Database
Project". The project was a joint effort between the ...

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 40.0

S: -35.0

E: 55.0

W: -20.0

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > AFRICA

Science Keywords

AGRICULTURE > SOILS

BIOSPHERE > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > DESERTS

ISO Topic Category

FARMING

BIOTA

Access Constraints Public

Ancillary Keywords

DUNES

Environmental Monitoring > Environmental Measurements > Slope

Originating Center

UNEP GRID - PAC

Data Center

Global Resource Information Database - Nairobi, Division of Early Warning and Assessment, United Nations Environment Programme
Data Center URL: http://gridnairobi.unep.org/

Data Center Personnel
Name: JOHANNES AKIWUMI Phone: (+254-20) 7624214 Fax: (+254-20) 7624315 Email: Johannes.Akiwumi at unep.org Contact Address: Head, Data and Information Management Section Division of Early Warning and Assessment (DEWA) United Nations Environment Programme P. O. Box 30552 City: Nairobi Postal Code: 00100 Country: Kenya